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Miami, FL vs Meriden, CT

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- Meriden spends 95.4% more per student than Miami.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.0% lower in Meriden than in Miami. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Meriden had 7.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Miami
 Miami, FLMeriden, CTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,138$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,524  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,407$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5404573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Miami    189 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Great vacation spot with the best clubs and food. Wynwood and the Miami Design District are the best, just be careful at night. Area tends to jack prices up around  More

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Miami is rapidly devolving into a filthy, crime ridden, unattractive extension of Central America and South America. The population is a bunch of rude entitled dependent  More

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Beautiful place, well into the late 20th Century ... clean, safe, fun, peaceful. Started seeing elements of crap, just a tiny bit, back around 1980. Now what changed  More

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Reviews for Meriden    14 Reviews

I was born and raise in Meriden, CT. Meriden has gotten way worse. Don't move to Meriden.  More

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Over 10 years ago

Don't move to Meriden. Lived here most of my life and I am moving out. Crime is on the rise and few employment opportunities. A very disjointed population that cares  More

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Over 12 years ago

Traffic patterns and constant disrepair tend to make for long and aggravating commutes. While there are employment gains the quality of the work is significantly  More

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